8/24/2018
Hearings scheduled to take comments on applications for new 129,000-pound truck routes on U.S. 93, Idaho 75
TWIN FALLS - Public hearings will be held in early September to take comments on applications to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on sections of Idaho 75 and U.S. 93.
These shipments are reducible, meaning cargo or goods can be removed to make a shipment lighter.
Comments will be taken on an application to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on Idaho 75 from Milepost 73.6 (the highway’s intersection with U.S. 26) to Milepost 115.8 (the highway’s intersection with Airport Way).
Comments also will be taken on an application to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds on U.S. 93 from Milepost 47.4 (the highway’s intersection with U.S. 30) to Milepost 58.8 (the highway’s intersection with Idaho 25).
The hearing for the Idaho 75 application will be in Hailey on Wednesday (Sept. 5) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Campus in the Minnie Moore Room, 1050 Fox Acres Road, Hailey.
The hearing for the U.S. 93 application will be in Twin Falls on Thursday (Sept. 6) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce, 2015 Neilsen Point Place, Twin Falls.
At both hearings, there will be an opportunity to give verbal or written testimony.
Those interested in reviewing the applications before the hearings can visit itd.idaho.gov/freight/?target=129000-lbs-route-requests, and click on 129k Pending Route Requests.
Those interested in submitting comments before or after the hearings can do so by visiting the webpage. Comments also can be e-mailed to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov, or mailed to: Adam Rush, Idaho Transportation Department, 3311 W. State St., Boise, ID 83703. Comments on the applications will be received through Thursday, Sept. 27.
Those with questions about the route applications can send an e-mail to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or call (208) 334-8119.